Once in a decade lil kane

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LIL KANE — ONCE IN A DECADE

HOOK

A real one like me only comes once in a decade,
The beach raised a Raskol and Daygo raised a savage.
Cold bars, locked doors, I learned to move with caution,
Life behind the walls, every scar became a lesson.

Once in a decade, ain't another in my category,
Came from Imperial Beach, now I'm living my own story.
They can close the gates, but they can't erase my name,
Lil Kane, one of one, ain't nobody built the same.

VERSE 1

I came from where the ocean meets the concrete,
Where you learn real quick that life ain't always sweet.
Imperial Beach raised me, put the Raskol in my veins,
Daygo made a savage, taught me how to handle pain.

Cold walls, steel doors, memories don't fade,
Everybody talks loyalty until the price gets paid.
You find out who's real when the outside disappears,
Some friendships turn to silence, some stay through the years.

I seen another side of life most people will never know,
Different kind of education behind that window.
Every day brought a lesson, every night brought reflection,
Had to look inside myself and face my own direction.

I'm not here for sympathy, I don't need applause,
I know what it means to live with the weight of your flaws.
A real one comes around, not every generation,
Once in a decade, that's a rare classification.

HOOK

A real one like me only comes once in a decade,
The beach raised a Raskol and Daygo raised a savage.
Cold bars, locked doors, I learned to move with caution,
Life behind the walls, every scar became a lesson.

Once in a decade, ain't another in my category,
Came from Imperial Beach, now I'm living my own story.
They can close the gates, but they can't erase my name,
Lil Kane, one of one, ain't nobody built the same.

VERSE 2

Iraqi from the sand, Mexicano by blood,
Two sides of the world, one man built from both.
Imperial Beach roots, got the Pacific in my view,
Daygo in my footsteps, but my own lane to pursue.

I don't follow every trend, I let the trends pass by,
They measure who's the greatest, I just let the work reply.
I got a different kind of story, different ink inside the pen,
They keep trying to compare me, but they can't compare the man.

I learned that not everybody standing near you stands with you,
Some will tell you that they're solid, then reveal what they really do.
Otay was a chapter I never planned to write,
Called me pescado, then that day changed my life.

Thought I was approaching kids, never saw what came ahead,
Got jumped, left with memories I still carry in my head.
Spent a day and a half recovering, still had miles left to go,
Wheelchair rolling outside, still had somewhere in my soul.

But don't mistake my story for a plea for sympathy,
I'm not defined by what happened or what somebody did to me.
I got humor, got perspective, got a mind that won't be cloned,
You can study every chapter, still won't know what makes me my own.

Once in a decade, that's a different classification,
Not a copy of a copy, I'm my own creation.
From Imperial Beackh to the world, let the whole story play,
Lil Kane, one of one — that's all I came to say.

HOOK

A real one like me only comes once in a decade,
The beach raised a Raskol and Daygo raised a savage.
Cold bars, locked doors, I learned to move with caution,
Life behind the walls, every scar became a lesson.

Once in a decade, ain't another in my category,
Came from Imperial Beach, now I'm living my own story.
They can close the gates, but they can't erase my name,
Lil Kane, one of one, ain't nobody built the same.

VERSE 3

Pier pressure, but I never let the tide decide,
I move at my own pace, let the Pacific be my guide.
I don't follow every wave, I got rhythm of my own,
Even when I'm out of words, somehow the punchlines flow.

I don't need a grand entrance, I just show up as I am,
Never had to play a role, never needed a new plan.
Some call it an attitude, I call it being genuine,
I don't manufacture moments, I just let the moments happen.

No pressure points, I don't crack under tension,
I just move how I move, that's my natural disposition.
Peer pressure? That's a funny way to lose your own direction,
I'm too busy being myself to be somebody's impression.

I don't chase the spotlight, I ain't looking for applause,
I can make a whole room laugh without explaining every pause.
If I say it with a straight face, better listen for the twist,
Sometimes the punchline walks in before I finish the sentence.

I dress how I feel, keep it clean when I step out,
Never needed somebody else's label just to stand out.
I enjoy the little things, let the good days come around,
No need to force a moment when the moment's coming now.

A real motherfucker like me only comes once in a decade.

FINAL HOOK

A real one like me only comes once in a decade,
The beach raised a Raskol and Daygo raised a savage.
Cold bars, locked doors, I learned to move with caution,
Life behind the walls, every scar became a lesson.

Once in a decade, ain't another in my category